Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,

Professor · Conservation Biology & Entomology

Professor of Entomology

Professor, University of Cape Coast, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, since 1991per ORCID

In their own words

Pollination Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Bee Ecology
Stingless Bees

Publications: 721997–2026
Citations: 2,356to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 31
Field-weighted impact: 6.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%10 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 73%19 of the 26 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 33 publications, 1,585 citations to them, h-index 11.

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Google Scholar shows 3,246 citations, h-index 25 and i10-index 35 (2,065 citations and h-index 19 since 2021), as of October 5, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1825%
Insect Science1014%
Genetics913%
Plant Science811%
Forestry57%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences34%
Ecology23%
Horticulture23%
Molecular Biology23%
Social Psychology23%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Plant and animal studies15
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior8
African Botany and Ecology Studies5
Insect and Pesticide Research5
Plant Parasitism and Resistance5
Bee Products Chemical Analysis4
Agricultural Innovations and Practices3
Animal and Plant Science Education2
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy2
Insect behavior and control techniques2
Insect Utilization and Effects2
Organic Food and Agriculture2

Who they write with

154 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 154 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

69% of their 26 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

Kenya6
Denmark4
Germany4
Ireland4
United States4
Brazil3
Netherlands3
Mexico3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH5 papers
Trinity College DublinIE4 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH4 papers
Universidade de São PauloBR3 papers
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsIT3 papers
International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyKE3 papers
Naturalis Biodiversity CenterNL2 papers
Université Libre de BruxellesBE2 papers
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasAR2 papers
Aarhus UniversityDK2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Pollination Ecology4
Journal of the Ghana Science Association3
Journal of Young Investigators3
CSIRO Data Set2
Ecological Processes2
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science2
Scientific African

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land8
2Zero hunger5
1No poverty2
12Responsible consumption and production2
14Life below water2
6Clean water and sanitation1
13Climate action1

Most cited

The assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production. Secretariat of th
Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity …
2016608 citations
Mutually beneficial pollinator diversity and crop yield outcomes in small and large farms
Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
Science2
2016519 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Conservation Biology and EntomologyUniversity of Cape Coast, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, School of Biological Sciencessince 1991

Education

PhD Entomolgy (Horticulture), Plant SciencesUniversity of Reading1993–1998

Recent publications

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Contribution of Beekeeping to Household Income around Gishwati- Mukura National Park in Rwanda
Kwaku Brako Dakwa, Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,, Rofela Combey
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)1
20260 citationsOpen access · Green
Mapping the Global Range of Stingless Bees: Insights Into Their Ecological Niches and Environmental Tolerances
Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,, Rofela Combey
Journal of Biogeography15
20260 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Species Composition, Relative Abundance and Diversity of Forager Honey Bees in and around Gishwati-Mukura National Park, Rwanda
Kwaku Brako Dakwa, Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,, Rofela Combey
Ethiopian Journal of Science and Sustainable Development
20260 citations
Ecological and evolutionary drivers of stingless bee honey variation at the global scale
Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,, Rofela Combey
The Science of The Total Environment2
20256 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Geographic variation in shea (Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa) floral phenology and morphology in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana
Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
Ghana Journal of Science Technology and Development
20251 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Hyperspectral lidar for monitoring high-resolution activity patterns of African stingless bee species
Benjamin Anderson, Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
Animal Biotelemetry13
20243 citationsOpen access · Gold
Beekeeping improves shea pollination and fruit set in West African agroforestry parklands
Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
Ecological Solutions and Evidence
20243 citationsOpen access · Gold
Population dynamics of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in mango orchards in the southeastern mango enclave of Ghana
John Abraham, Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science15
20234 citations
Mass Trapping of Live Male Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae): Interaction between Trap Types and Period of Trapping
John Abraham, Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
Psyche A Journal of Entomology
20230 citationsOpen access · Gold
Determinants of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) fruit yield: A review of research approaches and current knowledge
Prof. Peter Kofi Kwapong,
Scientific African15
20229 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

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